Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-10-29
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mother, Thursday, October 20, 1887,
by Rev. James Miller, Mr.. LEWIS
RAISE and Miss JANET PENGELLY,
both of Eckhart.
In St. Patrick's church, Baltimore,
Monday morning, October "a, 1887, by
Rev. J. Boland, Mr.. THOMAS P. Nc
DERMoTT, of this place, and Miss
PAULINE A. PARKS, of the former
city. Mr.. and Mrs. McDermott arrived
here the same day and the JOURNAL
unites with their many friends in
tender of hearty congratulations.
Wednesday October 26, 1887, at
the residence of the brides father,
Josiah Parker, by Rev. j. r. Pardew,
Mr.. THOMAS SLEEMAN and Miss EDITH
L. PARKER, both of Vale Summit.
AT the residence of the bride, Thurs
day, October 27, 1887, by Rev. James
Miller, Mr.. JOSEPH PRICE and Miss
LILLE NJ. CLINE, both of this place.
County News.-H. w. Schaidt,
editor and publisher of the Lonacon-
ing ReoieD, has commenced the erection
of Il two-story building for use as an
office. The present quarters of the
R'rie1 are inadequate to meet current
needs and well founded expectations
of growing business. These reasons
bespeak prosperous concern, where.
| of tha JnTrpNAT ic fr1o1
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania
railroad company is engaged in ex-
hibiting a handsome testimonial of it's
confidence in the resources and future
of Homecoming. 1t has taken shape
in new depot of tasteful design and
solid build-at once credit to the
company and an ornament to the
town. Among the congratulations
rendered by the JOURNAL to those con-
cerned, the genial agent, Robert
Matheney, is not forgotten.
Saturday last as John Llewellyn and
his son, Robert, aged II, wire using
fanring mill on the formers farm.
HCdl hluidhu, tno youHS uudu Was
struck on the head by the handle of
the mill and sustained a fracture of the
skull, from which he died in very
short time. The funeral took place
Monday.
Lily Matthews, 5 years old, daughter
Of George Matthews, Of Homecoming,
was fatally burned last Saturday by
her clothing taking fire from bonfire
in the back yard of her fathers resi-
dence She died during Sunday night.
Between II and l o'clock Monday
morning house at Eckhart owned by
George W. Porter and occupied by
William Kirby took fire and burned,
together with all the furniture. The
house was insured but Mr.. Kirby's loss
is total and falls heavily upon poor
family.
J. T. Miller, of Homecoming, and
Miss Maggie Mckenzie, Of Brady's,
were married Tuesday.
Christopher Roberts, of Miller mine,
has been confined to the house for the
past week by sickness.
Breoities.- Somebody asked the
JoURNAL-"what had become of the
sidewalk on Steyer street ?" Must be
lettering in the early morning twi-
light of its history.
Mrs. Maria Sewell Weech, wife of
Rev. w. T. L. Weech, two years ago
pastor of the M. E. Church in Frostburg,
died in Washington, D. c., Sunday,
October 16, 1887. She was a most
estimable lady and greatly beloved by
an extensive and sorrowing ac-
quaintance.
A weird sight is the natural gas IL
| lumlnation of an extensive territory
in Ohio and Indiana. Many of the
torches are very large. Some towns
have light at the intersection of every
street. At distance, in the dead of
night, these great fambeaus present
a novel and striking spectacle to the
traveller.
A check for $40 was received Thurs
day by the Literary and Recreation
club from C. F. Ma yer, president
the Consolidation coal company.
Lovely weather.
The drivers are moving to get an
advance of wages from $l.65 to So per
day.
A lot of matter unavoidably de-
ferred, owing to Hon. William Braces
advertisement which came in late.
See first column, fourth page. Other
new advertisements fourth column.
Circuit COurt--The trial of Mont
gomery Mcmillan for the killing of
Philip Laemmert in this place last
May began Monday morning and six
jurors empaneled. Tuesday morning
the twelfth juror was obtained, but be-
fore swearing him States attorney
| Richmond asked for removal of the case
to another county, whereupon the court
ordered the record to be sent to the
| circuit court FOR Era6arick countv